Senaea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Senaea
Taub.

Senaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1]

It is native to south eastern Brazil.[1]

The genus name of Senaea is named in honour of Joaquim Cândido da Costa Sena (1852–1919), a Brazilian plant collector and geologist.[2] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.17 on page 515 in 1893.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Senaea coerulea Taub.
  • Senaea janeirensis Brade

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Senaea Taub. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Wilhelm Schwacke. Plantas novas mineiras. 1898. Preface.
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